Wales Violence against Women Action Group Briefing
The Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) is launching a consultation on a Strategic Action Plan to address violence against women (VAW) and to update their Domestic Abuse Strategy (2005).
The European Court of Human Rights ruled against the city of Ankara for not protecting a woman against domestic violence.
The Race for Life is Cancer Research UK’s flagship event, which brings together thousands of women each year to raise money to beat cancer.
In 90% of cases of domestic abuse, children and young people are in the same or adjacent room to where the domestic abuse is happening (Hughes, 1992).
The Fawcett Society has released information, from the latest available Government figures, which demonstrates that the 'postcode lottery' for victims of rape is continued.